May 26th to June 6th 2010 Pärnu, Estonia

Contacts:

Tournament manager Mr. Raivo Tamm (+372 56 464 208). e-mail raivo@bowlinguagentuur.ee

Tournament web-page www.parnuopen.ee

Bowling Hall:

Metsa 13a, Pärnu, Estonia

Perona Bowling Centre

Phone +372 56 464 208

Fax +372 44 20 414

www.peronabowling.ee

Centre technical specifications

12 lanes (Brunswick synthetic Anvilane Pro Lanes)

Lane dressing: Kegel/Brunswick Kustodian Sanction Lane Machine.

Lane cleaning and conditioning before every squad.

Accommodation information

E-mail to tournament manager Mr. Raivo Tamm.

Entry Fees

28th May- 2nd June: First Squad 40 €, other squads 50 €, re-entry 40 €

3rd June: First Squad 50 €, other squads 70 €, re-entry 60 €

4th -5th June: First Squad 70 €, other squads 80 €, re-entry 70 €

Desperado Squad 30 €

Juniors: 28 May- 2 June: 30 € (re-entry 30 €), other Squads full fee.

Tournament format

Singles mixed (+10 pins per game for women).

Qualification

6 games, Max one entry and max 2 re-entries can be pre-ordered (only 2 entries can be pre-booked during last 2 tournament qualification days 4-5 june) Cancellation of pre-booked re-entries should be made at least 2 hours prior the squad, otherwise bowler has to pay. No pre-booking for Desperado round.

42 bowlers follows the Final Round: 40 best from Qualification plus 2 best from Desperado round. 1 game in Desperado round.

Final format

42 players will compete in the finals. They are seeded as follows:

Qualifiers 1-8 Group A

Qualifiers 9-16 Group B

Qualifiers 17-22 Group C

Qualifiers 23-32 Group D

Qualifiers 33-40 and

Desperado 1-2 Group E

In case of tie in Desperado round full set of pins will be replied until tie is broken

In case of tie in Qualification round the higher last game will win, if the tie still exists, the second last result will win etc.

In case of tie in Final rounds full set of pins will be replied until tie is broken

All matches in the final rounds are combined as the highest seeded player (before finals) vs the lowest seeded player etc.

Final round 1: Group E vs Group D. Best of 3 game matches. Losers will be ranked according to their seeding to the finals.

Final round 2: Group C vs winners from round 1. Best of 3 game matches. Losers will be ranked according to their seeding to the finals.

Final round 3: Group B vs winners from round 2. Best of 3 game matches. Losers will be ranked according to their seeding to the finals.

Final round 4: Winners from round 3 vs Group A Best of 3 game matches. Losers will be ranked according to their seeding to the finals.

Quarterfinal: Winners from round 4 Best of 3 game matches. Losers will be ranked according to their seeding to the finals.

Semifinal: Winners from quarterfinal. 1 game matches. Losers will be ranked on positions 3-4 according to their seeding to the finals.

Superfinal: Winners from semifinal. 1 game match.

Approximate time schedule for the Finals:

Sun. 6th June 9:00 Final round 1

10:15 Final round 2

11:30 Final round 3

12:45 Final round 4

14:00 Quarter Final

15:15 SemiFinal

15:45 Superfinal

16:15 Prizing ceremony

Prizes

1. place 63 000 EEK (approx. 4000 EUR)

2. place 30 000 EEK

3. place 15 000 EEK

4. place 12 000 EEK

5. place 9 000 EEK

6. place 7 000 EEK

7. place 5 000 EEK

8. place 4 000 EEK

9.- 16. places 3 000 EEK

17-24 places 2 500 EEK

25-32 places 2 000 EEK

33-42 places 1 500 EEK

Special prizes :

NB!!!

During first 6 tournament days (splitted to 2 different groups: Squads 1-10 and squads 11-22) there are special Prizes ranked on basis of bowlers total result + hcp (210, 80%, max 48).

Non-Estonian players current average must be officially proved by their national federation.

Special prizes :

Special Prizes ranking will be counted on basis of bowlers total result + hcp (210, 80%, max 48).

Non-Estonian players current average must be officially proved by their national federation.

6 best in tournament days 1-3

1. place 4 000 EEK

2. place 3 000 EEK

3. place 2 000 EEK

4. place 1 000 EEK

5. place 1 000 EEK

6. place 1 000 EEK

6 best in tournament days 4-6

1. place 4 000 EEK

2. place 3 000 EEK

3. place 2 000 EEK

4. place 1 000 EEK

5. place 1 000 EEK

6. place 1 000 EEK

There is no extra fee for this ranking and all results will be ranked on regular basis at the same time.